Denver’s coach from 1995-2008, Shanahan has the same role with the Washington Redskins. Shanahan’s Redskins play the Broncos on Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

The Broncos want to make sure people know they will forever appreciate Shanahan’s contributions to the Denver franchise. As the Redskins are introduced as a team for the starting lineups, the Broncos will show a 20-second highlight film of Shanahan’s head coaching career in Denver.

The centerpiece to Shana han’s coaching legacy with the Broncos was the back-to-back Super Bowl titles in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, the final two playing seasons for Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway. Those remain the only championships in the franchise’s 54-season history.

By a considerable margin, Shanahan is the winningest coach in Broncos history, with 146 wins.

Woodyard still out. Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard was adamant during the week that he would play in Indianapolis after missing the Jacksonville game because of a neck injury. Even so, he was inactive against the Colts. Paris Lenon absorbed the bulk of his playing time. Zac Dysert, C.J. Anderson, John Moffitt, Quentin Jammer, Tony Carter and Orlando Franklin were Denver’s remaining six inactives.

Injury report. Denver cornerback Champ Bailey and wide receiver Reggie Wayne of the Colts succumbed to injuries Sunday night, Bailey’s an aggravation of his foot sprain. Wayne injured a knee. Cornerback Chris Harris said he was unsure of the severity of Bailey’s injury, but when asked whether the turf was particularly bad, he said no and that Dallas’ surface was worse.

The Broncos will evaluate Bailey’s injury Monday to determine its severity. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Bailey misses at least the game next Sunday against the Redskins, which would then be followed by a bye week.

With Bailey out, the Broncos moved Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie from right to left corner and inserted rookie Kayvon Webster into the right cornerback position.

Turnover trouble. The Broncos committed three crucial turnovers against Indianapolis, which went a long way toward contributing to their loss. Tight end Julius Thomas cited those turnovers as a big problem; he said the Broncos, now 6-1, can’t remain around the league average in the turnover margin and expect to be a great team.

“Wobbly passes.” When asked whether his first-half sack and fumble contributed to his shaky play for much of the rest of the game, Peyton Manning refuted the idea. “I throw a lot of wobbly passes,” he said. “I throw a lot of wobbly touchdowns too.”

Rough half for Holliday. After celebrating perhaps a bit too much on his first return of the night, the Broncos’ Trindon Holliday fumbled on his second, then got hit hard on his third return. The fumble led to a Colts touchdown.

Manning rattled? On his final series of the first half, Manning turned in three of his worst throws of the season. And he finished the half with only 110 yards passing, despite his two touchdown passes.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

“This is one of the great jobs in all of sports,” Colorado AD RIck George said Sunday. “There's not a better job in America than here in Colorado." Translation: If you’re not here to win championships, pal, don’t join the party.

If recent history is any indication, Helton likely faces an uphill climb to become the first Colorado player inducted into Cooperstown because of the bias that voters tend to hold against hitters who spent their careers playing home games at elevation.

The inspiration for the nickname came from "the outdoors, the sunshine, that feeling you get when you live here in Colorado," Vibes general manager Chris Phillips explained during Monday's name unveiling.